In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.
Q2
Why is it important to be polite when you communicate at work?
Q3
Why do we communicate with our co-workers and colleagues differently from how we communicate with friends or family?
Q4
What are some situations where you think that it is more important to be direct than it is to be polite?
Q5
If you are someone who uses English at work or in school, think about your recent email communications with a colleague or classmate. Did you use any of the techniques discussed in the article in order to seem more polite?
Q6
What kind of linguistic techniques do you use to construct politeness in your native language? How is this similar to or different from how we construct politeness in English?
Q7
Can you think of any other strategies you use when you are speaking English to sound more polite?
Q8
[Practice] Imagine the following: Your co-worker, Elena, has asked you to stay late at work and finish the budget you have both been working on. Unfortunately, you have dinner plans right after work and cannot stay late. Work with your tutor to write an email response to Elena using the indirectness techniques from the article to make sure your request seems polite!
Q9
[Practice] Imagine the following: Your babysitter, Will, is supposed to pick up your kids every day at 8:30 AM so that you can make it to work on time. Unfortunately, Will frequently shows up at 8:45 or 8:50, making you late for work. Work with your tutor to draft a text to Will asking him to make sure that he shows up on time using the indirectness techniques from the article to make sure your request seems polite!
Q10
If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.
Expressions
imperative
명령법, 긴요한 것, 의무
a phrase in the imperative mood or something that is extremely important or urgent
예문
1
I have my own moral imperative.
난 나만의 도덕적 의무가 있다.
예문
2
Using too many imperatives can make you come off as rude.
너무 많은 명령문을 사용하면 당신은 무례하게 여겨질 수 있다.
standoffish
차가운
distant, cold, or unfriendly
예문
1
Deshawn was not a fan of his neighbor, Robin as he had always thought she was standoffish.
데션은 그의 이웃인 로빈은 늘 차갑다고 생각했기 때문에 그녀를 좋아하지 않았다.
예문
2
As she got ready for her date, Lucia’s mother reminded her to smile, or else she might seem standoffish.
루시아가 데이트 나갈 준비를 할 때 그녀의 엄마는 그녀에게 웃는 얼굴을 하라고 그렇지 않으면 차갑게 보인다고 얘기해 주었다.
return the favor
호의에 보답하다
to reciprocate someone’s actions
예문
1
I have always been nice to the strangers at the park, and they have always returned the favor.
저는 공원에 있는 낯선 사람들에게 항상 친절하게 대해왔고, 그들은 항상 호의에 보답해 주었다.
예문
2
My mother always said you should return the favors that friends do for you.
우리 엄마는 항상 친구들이 너에게 해주는 호의에 보답해야 한다고 말씀하셨어.
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*본 교재는 당사 편집진이 제작하는 링글의 자산으로, 저작권법에 의해 보호됩니다. 링글 플랫폼 외에서 자료를 활용하시는 경우, 당사와 사전 협의가 필요합니다.
